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  • What a banking union means for Europe
    Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012
    What a banking union means for Europe
  • Alice in euroland: What political union for the single currency?
    Insight by Philip Whyte, 09 October 2012
    Alice in euroland: What political union for the single currency?
  • Has the eurozone reached the limits of the politically possible?
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 12 July 2012
    Has the eurozone reached the limits of the politically possible?
  • It’s the economics, stupid
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 26 February 2010

    There was always a risk that a one-size-fits-all monetary policy would lead to big divergences in inflation and competitiveness across the eurozone. This, in turn, would result in trade imbalances which would be difficult to reverse.
  • Europe cannot afford to let Greece default
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    Financial Times, 15 January 2010

    The eurozone cannot afford to make an example of crisis-hit Greece. Claims by officials and politicians in the currency bloc's fiscally more robust economies - including Wolfgang Schauble, Germany's finance minister - that the Greeks will have to find their own way out of the crisis, are not credible.
  • Sharing the burden of a weaker dollar
    Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 01 December 2009

    The eurozone has suffered a deep recession – bigger than the US and about as bad as that in the UK. Public finances across the eurozone have worsened dramatically, and in some cases now look perilous.

  • Greece: Nowhere to hide
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 08 October 2009

    The Greek economy is on a very dangerous course. Unless the government takes steps to boost productivity and strengthen public finances, Greece faces a bleak future. 
  • Europe's imbalanced response to the financial crisis
    Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 01 October 2009

    Since last year, politicians and regulators across the G20 have been hard at work trying to place the international financial system on a more stable long-term footing. Many critics believe they are not doing enough.

  • Germany will not drive a European recovery
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    Financial Times, 01 September 2009

    The European Union’s biggest member goes to the polls in less than four weeks. Yet while Germany’s economic prospects rest precariously on a recovery in foreign demand, the campaign has been free of any real debate about the country’s extraordinary export dependence. This is worrying.
  • The wages of recovery
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    The Wall Street Journal, 15 April 2009

    Everywhere in Europe the talk is of the need to cut costs. Companies have no choice but to respond to declining profits by reducing expenses.
  • Ten years on, the eurozone must beware of Greeks bearing debts
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Times, 29 March 2009

    Europe's leaders have plenty to fret about. The Czech Government, which holds the EU presidency, has collapsed. The European Commission is battling against the protectionist instincts of some states.